In recent weeks, the Los Angeles Angels at least considered offering Mike Trout a 10-year, $350 million extension, though it is unclear whether they followed through with an actual proposal, according to sources with knowledge of the club’s thinking.

A deal of that size would be the biggest in the history of North American sports and give Trout the highest average annual value ever for a baseball player.

And still, it would not be nearly enough.

To understand how much better Trout is than his peers, consider how he compares to Bryce Harper and Manny Machado in Fangraphs’ version of Wins Above Replacement (fWAR).

Trout’s career total in fWAR (64.7) is higher than the combined totals of Bryce Harper (30.7) and Manny Machado (30.2), who recently signed for $330 million and $300 million, respectively.

WAR is a cumulative measure, and Trout has played in more games (1,065) than Harper (927) and Machado (926). But Trout has had five seasons...